When we have been hurt, slighted, or wounded unfairly, we are not left alone to bear it. We can get on our knees and ask for the Lord's help to forgive.

Forgiveness doesn't mean we have to pretend someone didn't hurt us.

Positive reinforcement changes behavior for the better, while criticism stabilizes negative behaviors and blocks change.

When we have been hurt, slighted, or wounded unfairly, we are not left alone to bear it. We can get on our knees and ask for the Lord's help to forgive.

Holding on to expectations is often the source of unforgiving feelings.

Forgiveness is possible even when there is no restitution, no remorse on the part of the perpetrator.

Sometimes forgiveness is instant, but sometimes it takes time.